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W. F. STIMPSON.

SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED June. 1914.

1,137,096. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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aeaizener e UnitediStatesof- A1nerica,-j i ngip es ing telle tif h y-91 M QWWnQI l PIQYdiiO? uppo g bQt rovecl icoiistr n' ofbrjacket 1 Plw-ee e v 1 an, S at jof Mlclngan, have invented cerf th TI Qg f m vljj ndtheshort'fle sealegior; which the lfollovv gv is .a specifica: .a {straight beanr q nd fl tion dfwhich is se:

10 Q The inventfon rela I 4 n g v ,7 y" em ftheflfreeendsioi'i I toothertypes,ofqscaley' ltzis.esp ecia yr fdeh l) I I v n secured thereto as by means oiga'bolt '15 tion 5 arrangement 7 qior'm vthe iifl'a ttenedj central" portion; and 1 7 2o, Thefinveiittongr sifl siii'ithe:he fiposit, or g V a a, M Y H r fr i itl' f rmi'lever e partsaswi-l-l more fully 'herei'naftereppeari il v s dscribedi th Pr d i tiini ii w :a i i us ,fi Impr m nt r: vers j ong l rsi are? 0 .I. P s d'f,-.0

- tijon, reference 'beingg had "herein ,to the'ach v njga 'Qf l il it v I, a ne'cted tothe *beani a' te resal s; V I I iinrcations beingarranged, 1 S lgI1ed.OIiSQ31etk 3 1% 93$; id 0 1 a, Q91 12 7 k lffi pp ng the inlemm 9- "Pr eleb y he br ce, 1 3 de ifw qop ioril e fvple ferm l 5 b e i ihib r i er the PEfiQFlP 9 ffi v q 'ethef t thei iiattened' portion I mbin' en-[er {n 0 4 k t V v y g v V ely'preventssaggmgof thelever In'the drawingsf-Figure rag- PerSPGC- form of er'itiom-"l believe the same omp, y n l win econ- I 1 a r a s 1 i a asfb f irl dp n .f f .Whn m jm rpve e emaybea plied jn l ie 3 air g I I i isi emr mhe aigh lbeam,

s s n the plfOV ion'o'f novelconstrnc- I 7 Land fifl e'r jn edgevv'ise arrangedyflat rnetalistrips twisted '70 esae i biitm io 1mg; 4 anti oatfpoints fiiif atshort distan'ces g I e s id s here f- T s fige 5 F101} e ren e e ten 0 I V hes leeis siibjected toa heavy load. mentary, ;perspectiveqgievvy 'my invention a e-.2 v e v M .v H e 'tive eviewof hesu'p orting b'racket' for the l bwCt'tovarlous mohficati Withmitd; m nopixfioriithei ev ;lliglifi e e t i e fi methe fi q -ee the nv n io spective" view "ofthe connection bet; e en refoi'c, do'iiot'f desire"to'liirfit the" one of-Ithescale levers and the frame; and iprotection ftotheiexact structure; shown. 3 0 ig. illustrates? one ofthe ,platform' Whate'Ii'claim as my invention is 2- g a "1. 'In;a-. scale, the combination of members -A designates the "end sills of thestationarranged at" substantially right angles, a I ary frame; B'the cros'sfconnecting'mernbers bracket abutting oneof said members, an 0r rods; and Garejbracketsfor' supporting; arm extending, from said. bracket and. in= '35 the fulcrum loop'for, the lever. Eachof "Wardly and transversely from said me'mthese brackets comprises a body portion D bers, ap1atforn11ever,and'a hangerforthe secured to one of the meinberspreferablj platform lever carried'by said am.

Q the. sill-a byboltsEand havmg' a,.bear-' 2. Inascaleflhe combinationof nienihers ing portion F fo'r receivingitherod B. Ex,- :1 arranged at substantiallyrright angles to 4 0 tending inwardly transverse to thebearing feach other, a bracket secured to oneof said: e

and bodyportionsis an armG' which is-artmembers and having a'porti'on extendingf 1 ranged in vertical} alinementwith lthe end' transversely therefrom, a'strengtheiiin g rib .;H"of the platform lever/ 1 {the latteri'ex-' forsaid-portiongand having a. bearing,: a e is .Z tending transversely oithewirame5rin'the platform lever, and ahanger for said plat- 45 ,eust'1al manner. The han'ger J embracesthe formgleverengagingthe'bearingin saidrib, arrn G and is; supported directly thereupon. In a scale, the combination of a 'sillfllOQ I l Preferably the arm Grand, bearing portion II 161I1b81 jtf cross connecting-member, a V Y Fareprovided with strengthening" ribs;K; bracket havingY a -body portionaattached to e the strengthening-rib of the arm being ar- ,oneeofsaid members and a portion engaging 50 ranged upon the upjierj -sidethereof and and alining withfthe other, and ea, bearing notched to providea retaining bearing'for portion pro]'ecting from the body transr" 'the'hanger. Since the strengthening-rib is versely to saidfmembers, r Y comparatively iiiarrow; it forms a knife; QfI- 4=.-In a scale, the-combination of asill' edge-"like bearinggforflthe hanger,'therebyxmember; a cross-connecting member, a y i bracket secured to oneof said members provvided with a vertically arranged portion having a knife-edge like bearing extending transversely to -said members; a; platform lever, and hanger for, said platform lever embracing said transversely extending por tion and engaging said bearing."

,.-5'. In a scale, the combination ofa 'sillmember a cross-connecting member, an arm secured to one of saidmembers extending. filnwardly and transversely tosaid members,-

a bearing for the cross connecting member extendmg from thelast named member, a platform lever, Said arm being in vertical alinement withitheyend of thefplatform,

V lever, and a hanger for said end of the platplatform lever, and'a hanger for Saidplatform lever embracing said 7 transversely-ex tending portion and engaging said bearlng. 7.111 a scale, the combination of a sill member, a cross-connecting rod, a bracket having a body portion attached tothe s'ill and, having a hollow bearing for receiving the rod, an arm extending inwardly {and transverselyto thebearing portion, a plat 7 form lever having an end thereof arranged Copies of this patent maybe obtained f or' fivefeents each by addressing the fCqniniissibner of ratentn l r 9 V 1 fwashi'ns'toml fl i in vertical alinement With said arm, and a hanger for 'the platform lever embracing and 7 carried by the arm.

composed; of a flattened central pcrtionfand with the beam, and'the ends ofthe strips upon central portion of the brace'With'the beam.

in presence of-two vvitnessesg.

'8. iln a scale, a lplatforiii '1everebf 5 ising I a substantially straight beam and a brace bifurcated extensions secured: to the beam on opposite sides thereof and inclining'upwardly from oppositeen'ds of said beam, and a strut connecting said flattened portion ofthe brace with the beam: j p In a scale, a platform lever comprising a substantially straight beam and a brace 'composedof a plurality of fiat metal strips. arranged edgeWise and -tWisted to form a flattened centralportion, a str'ut connecting said flattened central portion ofthebrace each side of the flattened central portion be 'ing arrangedupon opposite sides of} and cured to the beam.)

10; In a scale, a platform lever comprisranged edgewise and twisted to .forma fiattened'cjentral portion, theflattened central portion of-thestrips being secured together and the strips upon opposite-sides of the y flattened 7 portion form ingf bifurcations, j means for securing said; bifurcations to the beam, and a'fstrut connecting the flattened my signature' 1 Witnesses Q Q I WM.' JBELKNAP,

P LIQO B IW- central 55 i a substantially straightfbeam and a brace composed'of twoifiatjmet'alstrips ary 

